We think this is super exciting - and so do ValirxPlcOfficial, so they have signed on to look at our #firstpunch #toolmolecules, leading the way in potentially translating this novel research to the clinic. dundee.ac.uk/stories/new-me…

Please join us for our #WorldChagasDay event which will focus on the "The Voices of Chagas Disease" and hear from people living with or impacted by #Chagas #ChagasDisease #Kissingbug HamerLab Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative DNDi_Español Coalición Chagas Facultad de Medicina | Universidad de Antioquia Universidad de Antioquia Chagas @ BU & BMC TexasChagasTaskforce

Many thanks to Royal Society of Edinburgh for awarding Drug Discovery Unit the MARY SOMERVILLE MEDAL for exceptional achievements in teamwork and collaborative endeavour. Fantastic recognition of the brilliant collaborative spirit in the Drug Discovery Unit. Congratulations to the entire team!!

In this paper we describe a range of methods to inactivate #Trypanosoma cruzi for downstream experiments, including inactivating large parasite pellets, useful for purification of endogenous proteins. WCAIR Univ of Dundee Drug Discovery Unit University of Dundee #PLOSONE dx.plos.org/10.1371/journa…

Great to be at LSTM_NTDs today for their Showcase event to present our Drug Discovery Unit work and to hear about the excellent research at the School. Many thanks to Joe Turner for the invite!

We are proud to be hosting our conference with partners in Ghana. Drug Discovery Africa will showcase African led drug discovery research. Save the dates 12-14th March for now, more details to follow. wcair.dundee.ac.uk/drug-discovery…

Delighted that our latest paper describing a platform enabling mapping of resistance- conferring mutations in anti-malarial drug targets is now out. WCAIR Univ of Dundee UoD Life Sciences mBio journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mb…

Delighted to accept the 2024 @BiochemicalSociety Industry and Academic Collaboration Award on behalf of the University of Dundee-GSK Kinetoplastid Drug Discovery Team. Great recognition for our successful collaboration and for a fantastic team! Drug Discovery Unit Wyllie lab @dundee WCAIR Univ of Dundee

Our single cell Trypanosoma cruzi cell atlas is now on bioRxiv. Great collaboration with Thomas D. Otto and Ross Laidlaw from University of Glasgow. Drug Discovery Unit WCAIR Univ of Dundee UoD Life Sciences

Welcome back! VEuPathDB resources are back online today! We will continue to provide bioinformatics services under a new organizational structure. Read more here: veupathdb.org/veupathdb/app/…

Have a look at the first complete Trypanosoma in vitro cell atlas: biorxiv.org/cgi/content/sh…. T. cruzi is a weird parasite, the genome a mess, transmitted by the "kissing bug" although it poohs on your eyelid and we are still missing good drugs. Maybe our work can make a difference

Drug Discovery Africa 2025- Abstract submission deadline extended to 23:30 GMT 27th October '24. Thx to everyone who has already submitted, great to see such interest in the conference. Details of abstract submission and travel bursary request for #ECRs - scan QR code

The Discovery Centre UoD Life Sciences is now 10 years old (where many of the Drug Discovery Unit labs are). Professor Sir Mike Ferguson looks back at how the building came about, and what it has helped deliver: dundee.ac.uk/stories/10th-a…

I'm now on Bluesky (Maarten de Rijke-ddu.bsky.social). Read why this is a good place to be: ‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky nature.com/articles/d4158…